We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This update aims to provide users an enhanced experience through optimization upgrades on their PC and on their Video Conference applications on Android 1.2.0 and iOS 1.1.0

1. Increased Number of Video Presenters
   We has successfully increased the maximum capacity of presenters that can participate in a Video Conference from twelve to sixteen (in addition to about 200 more non-video participants). This update will facilitate greater collaboration and allow for the easier sharing of ideas. We intend to further increase the number of presenters in future releases. 
   
2. Enhanced Microphone and Audio Selection
   Prior to joining a video conference, users can opt to join with their default microphone and speaker or choose from the connected sources available. The Video Conference also supports dynamic source switching during an active video conference, allowing users to make changes to their microphone and speaker source.
   
   
3. Optimized Loading and Downloading
   We performed a webpack integration to reduce bundle sizes in order to allow for users to experience faster loading time and reduced memory storage.
4. Update Reflected in Mobile Applications
   In order to provide mobile users the same enhanced experience, the Video Conference application has been updated, which entailed resolving minor bugs and making general improvements, to support this release.

We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This update provides new quiz capabilities, new enterprise connectors to third-party hardware, as well as 150+ smaller bug fixes and updates.

1. Video Quizzes Now Offer the Ability to Assign LMS Gradebook Credit Based on Percentage Watched
   In addition to assigning credit based on Percentage Watched Threshold, users now have the ability to give credit to students based on the percentage of the video they watched. For example, if a student has watched 50% of the assigned video, they will receive a credit of 0.5 points. This Playback Quiz can also be enabled via the Video Quiz Editor. Click here to learn more about how to create a Playback Quiz.
   
2. Ability for Users to take Video Quiz in External View
   In addition to standard view, students will now have the option to take their Video Quizzes in External View.  This allows students to fully utilize the space on their device to create an optimal viewing experience.
   
3. Refreshed Admin Panel Platform Tab with Unified Preferences, Settings, Metadata, API and System Alerts Sub-tabs
   This update reduces the numbers of tabs in the Admin Panel and simplifies the organization, layout and usability of many of the configurations. Click here  to learn more about the Admin Panel’s Platform tab.
   
4. Refreshed Roster Tab with New Summary Cards and Filtering Options 
   Administrators now have the ability to filter and identify users that match specific criteria. This update will now allow users to generate quick search results as opposed to manually searching for their desired results. Click here to learn more about the Admin Panel’s Roster Tab.
   
5. Ability to Redo Actions in the Video Editor 
   Users will now be able to perform a redo of their last action in the Video Editor. This allows users to easily retrieve their edit as opposed to recreating it. Click here to learn more about using Redo in the Video Editor.
   
6. The Media Chooser Now Offers Expanded Display of Filter Options
   This update entails displaying filter options in a horizontal window for easier navigation and selection. This feature aims to help power users, with a large quantity of diverse media, retrieve their desired content. Users can customize the filters to be as specific or general as they please, ranging from file types, including YouTube and Vimeo, to specific publication status, and location where stored.
   
   
7. Ability to Generate Indexes Based on OCR
   Users will now be able to generate indexes based on OCR via the Accessibility tab in the Media Details panel. This will replace the previous feature which generated indexes based on the closed caption file, and based on our research creates better and more structured indexes. Better indexes allow students to easily navigate between topics within lengthy videos. Click here to learn more about how to generate indexes.
   
8. Media Player Now Shows Video Next to Sidebar in Small Viewports (Instead of Overlay)
   To optimize the viewing experience of the Media Player for smaller windows, this update supports side-by-side viewing of the Media Player and Sidebar for users who have smaller device screens or prefer to view content in smaller windows.
   
9. New Epiphan Enterprise Connector for Integration with Epiphan Capture Hardware
   With Epiphan Video’s Pearl integration with YuJa’s Video Platform, users will experience easy data management through automatic recordings and live-streaming of their scheduled and impromptu events. Upon completion, users’ recordings will be automatically uploaded into their YuJa media library. Click here to learn more about the Epiphan Enterprise Connector.
   
10. New Matrox Enterprise Connector for Integration with Matrox Monarch LCS Capture Hardware 
    The Matrox hardware integration with YuJa’s Video Platform enables users to define their profiles and record video content using Matrox LCS devices. Built as a partnership with Matrox’s Product Management Team, this integration provides Matrox customers with the ability to use their Matrox hardware for classroom lecture capture use cases. Click here to learn more about the Matrox Monarch LCS Enterprise Connector.
    
11. Ability to Disable YuJa Credential Login for Non-Admin Users
    For institutions that connect YuJa directly to an LMS and/or SSO, Administrators can now disable the YuJa Credentials direct login capability. Click here to learn more about choosing a default login method.
    
12. Improved Live Stream Fault Tolerance with Repeated Pause/Resume Events and Improved Streaming of High Bitrate Content
    This update includes resolving minor bugs and issues to provide an enhanced livestream experience.

We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This update aims to provide users an increased variety of accessible tools.

1. Ability to Access Alternative Formats for HTML pages within Moodle, Blackboard, and D2L
   To mirror the capability offered in Canvas, users now have the ability to access Alternative Formats and view Accessibility Reports for HTML pages in Moodle, Blackboard and D2L.
    
2. Ability to Add and View Current Source Files
   Users will now be able to add and view the latest version of the original file.
   
3. Up-to-Date Status of Audio File Request
   Users will now be able to view the conversion status of Audio Files. Average conversion time is 5-10 minutes.
   
4. Ability to Version Lock Visualizers in Moodle for Additional Security
   In Moodle, Admins can enhance visualizer security with version locking. Admins have the option between locking the current version or using the most up-to-date version via the Panorama for Moodle Settings.
   
5. Reduction of Calls to Moodle’s LMS
   In effort to significantly reduce the number of calls to Moodle’s LMS to enhance performance, this update implements an optimal workflow to capture the Moodle file identifiers.

We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This update aims to provide Admins with enhanced workflows to manage data.

1. My Archive Folder via Media Library Platform
   To provide more insight into users’ archived content, users can now see all their content that is archived via the My Archive folder, located in their Media Library. Users will be able to view archived files and have the option to restore them. 
   
2. Ability to Bulk Exclude Selected Files
   Admins can choose to omit select files from a Data Policy by using the Bulk Exclude function. All excluded content can be located in the Exclusion List.
   
3. Warning Messages Implemented Throughout the Admin Panel’s Data Management Tab
   In efforts to ensure that accurate content is accurately archived, warning messages have been incorporated at select points to inform Admins of the action they are about to perform and its result.
   • A warning message conveying how bulk archiving will transfer files from content owners’ file to Himalayas.

   

   • • A warning message conveying that by not entering a policy all the files within the institution will be selected.

   

4. Ability to Create a Recurring Policy Interval Period
   Admins can opt to automatically run Data Policies periodically to consistently identify what content should be archived. 
   
5. Condensed Archived Notification Report
   To provide a comprehensive record of large archive actions, any archive action that consist of 25 or more files will have a downloadable CSV file available via the Notifications tab (audit log).
   
6. Multi-Stream Viewing of Zoom Meetings
   This update aims to mirror the real-time viewing experience of Zoom Meetings by showcasing the video feed and screen capture in a side-by-side view.
7. Downloading Zoom Metadata
   Users can download associated metadata files associated with Zoom recordings, including transcripts and comments.
   
8. Ability to Confine the Search Parameters to a Specific Folder
   This feature provides users with the ability to search for files within an archived folder, allowing for quicker searches and prevents users from having to navigate through multitudes of files.
   
9. Make Zoom Meeting Titles Unique With the Addition of a Timestamp
   When enabled, all imported Zoom Meetings will have their title amended to include the date of the recording. This change will help users distinguish between their recurring meetings.
   

We have released a minor version update for the Software Capture for Apple and Software Capture for PC version to all instances located in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This version incorporates WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility-approved colors, as well as some small improvements to our Single-Sign-On capabilities within the applications.

1. Updated UI for YuJa Software Capture for PC with Improved Alignment with WCAG 2.1 Level AA Contrast Requirements
   With accessibility in mind, we’ve given the application an updated look to incorporate approved accessibility colors throughout the application.
   

2. Updated UI for YuJa Software Capture for Apple with Improved Alignment with WCAG 2.1 Level AA Contrast Requirements
   In parallel, we’ve updated the UI of YuJa Software Capture for Apple to reflect accessibility approved colors throughout the application. 
   
3. Improved Single-Sign-On integration with YuJa Software Capture
   The Software Application now supports integration with multiple, separate Single-Sign-On (SSO) systems, as well as added use of the WebView 2 Control for better SSO page rendering. These improvements aim to simplify the log in process for users across organizations that use more complex Single-Sign-On infrastructure.
   

We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States. For a summary of the release, please refer to the corresponding tag for the most recent Canadian and EU zones release.

We have successfully published a new version of the YuJa Mobile for Android and iOS application to the Google Play and App Store.

1. Improved WCAG 2.1 Accessibility and Color Contrasts
   An update to the mobile applications is available that meets WCAG 2.1 color contrast requirements.
   
   
2. Support for Multiple Single-Sign-On Connectors within a Single Organization
   Organizations with multiple Single-Sign-On systems within a single Video Platform instance can now integrate both connectors into their mobile applications.
   

We would like to advise customers of a security advisory related to an incident that was identified on 10/12/2021 and mitigated on 10/13/2021. The vulnerability relates to how public videos inadvertently exposed metadata and raw data objects. All affected organization and users with object accesses have been notified. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the European Union and Canada. Next week, we will perform the same update to United States-based instances.

• 1. Redesigned Media Player Sidebar with Improved Visualizations
     The Video Platform’s Media Player now offers a redesigned experience for each of the metadata panels of the Media Player. This change was focused on optimizing the visibility and usability of each panel. Click here to learn more about the Media Player Sidebar.
     
     • The new Chapter Index panel
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     • The new Optical Character Recognition (OCR) panel
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     • The new Resources panel
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  2. Live Stream Integration Directly into Media Channels
     To make it easier for students to join course-level Live Streams, a new integration within the Media Channels provides notification of active Live Streams to the course.
     
  3. Video Editor Now Provides the Ability to Insert Video from Your Existing Media Content
     Content Owners can insert existing media into a video stream from their My Media library without having to first upload the content (as was previously the case). Click here to learn more about Insert Video.
  4. Video Editor Now Supports Simultaneous Editing of Caption Files in Multiple Languages
     Content Owners can now context-switch and edit multiple Caption Files within a single editing session. Click here to learn more about editing caption files in multiple language.
  5. Video Editor Now Supports Find-and-Replace for Editing Captions
     Caption editors now have a quick find-and-replace workflow to make editing captions more efficient.
     
  6. Video Editor Performance Optimizations (EU and CA Zone) 
     The processing infrastructure used by the Video Editor in the EU and CA zone has been optimized using the same elastic edit-processing infrastructure utilized in the US zone. The result is faster editing of long videos.
  7. Gradebook-Aligned Video Completion Scoring 
     The Video Platform now offers an LMS Gradebook-aligned video completion scoring capability previously offered within the Techsmith Knowmia product. With this product being sunset, the ability to apply a grade based on a percentage-threshold watched was a heavily requested feature by former Knowmia customers. Click here to learn more about how to create a Playback Quiz.
     
     
     
  8. Support for Organization-Approved Pre-Roll and Post-Roll (Trailer) Videos
     Organizations can now upload approved Pre-Roll and Post-Roll video content that can then be utilized by Content Owners. The goal is to allow Organizations to more easily distribute brand and compliance-aligned pre-roll and post-rolls. Click here to learn more about using Video Bumpers.
     
  9. Support for Downloading Video Podcasts with “Burned In” Captions
     Content Owners and Administrators can now opt to download their video content with a “burned in” copy of the time-synchronized caption file. For videos with multiple associated caption files, users can select which caption file to “burn in”. Click here to learn more about obtaining burn-in captions within your downloaded videos.
     
  10. Create Auto-Scheduled Placeholder Recordings That Can Be Immediately Inserted Into Instructional Content
      Auto-schedule recordings can now create placeholder videos ahead of the actual event. These placeholder objects can be inserted similar to actual videos. Click here to learn more about creating a Placeholder Video.
  11. Browser Capture Now Provides the Ability to Download a Single Stream Podcast of the Newly Created Content
      Users now have an option to immediately download an offline podcast of their newly created multi-stream content. Previously within the Brower Capture Studio, multi-stream content had to be downloaded as separate streams. Please note, the most popular workflow of saving directly to My Media is not affected by this enhancement.
      
  12. New Device Management and Integration APIs
      In an effort to continue to expand the capabilities of our Hardware Capture appliance partners, we have continued to extend our APIs to provide additional device management and integration APIs. These include: the ability to programmatically register and unregister third-party hardware capture appliances, integration of Live Stream ingestion, recording pause and resume support, and more.
  13. Support for D2L Homepage Link to Video Platform
      D2L institutions can now add a link to the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform that is not contextually associated with a course. When the LTI link is followed, the Video Platform will present the user’s My Media content and is agnostic to any specific course view.
  14. Support for Moodle Media Chooser Insertion of a Direct Link When the LMS Strips the Embed Code 
      Institutions that use Moodle can now use the Media Chooser in scenarios where the Moodle LMS strips the inserted video link, such as within a Moodle Forum post of a student. Now this scenario is detected and a link is, instead, inserted.
  15. Support for Bulk Human Caption Operation 
      Human captioned-enabled users can now bulk-select multiple videos to send for human captioning.
  16. Improved the Loading Time of the User-Level Analytics View
      Optimized the retrieval and tabulation functions of this user-centric analytics view. Now this user-level view loads, in most cases, within a matter of seconds rather than over a minute.
  17. Optimized Loading Speed of Media Player When Embedding 5+ Videos in a Page
      Now embedded videos will load much more quickly as a result of a number of packaging, caching, and localization optimizations.
  18. Continued Work on Accessibility Improvements Across Video PlatformAs part of our continued efforts to deepen the accessibility of our offerings, we have focused this release on improved Tab Ordering. For example, the Video Editor’s Tab Order is more logical and intuitive than it was previously.

We have successfully pushed an update to all Panorama instances residing in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This update aims to provide users with more configurable settings to measure accessibility.

1. Improved HTML Accessibility Checks
   To ensure all content meets accessibility standards, HTML WYSIWYG Editor content will be analyzed and assigned an Accessibility Score. Additionally, Panorama will guide instructors with steps to improve the Accessibility Score.
   
2. Updated UI of Accessibility Gauges 
   To create uniformity in the Score Report, Course Report and LTI Institution Reporting, the UI of the Accessibility Gauge has been updated.
   
3. New Configurable Course Default Settings
   To provide Admin and Instructors with more oversight in to the course, a Course Configuration Panel has been implemented. The Course Configuration Panel serves as a central location for Admins and Instructors to configure course-level settings.
   
4. Ability for Instructors to Enable or Disable Accessibility Report Gauges
   In the Course Configuration Panel, Instructors can configure the Report settings, choosing whether to enable or disable the Accessibility Gauges from appearing in their courses.
   
5. Ability for Admins to Review Default Settings
   In the Course Configuration Panel, Admins can set default Report settings on an institution-wide level.
   
6. Improved Tab Order and Keyboard Accessibility
   The Tab key can be used to navigate through the Panorama Platform, including the Alternative Formats.